The BriefCatch Guide to Beautiful Briefs-appellate formatting guidance

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Providing detailed formatting guidelines for specific Circuit Courts, such as margin requirements, typeface and spacing, and binding preferences.

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A lawyer preparing an appellant brief for the Seventh Circuit can access the guide to ensure their brief complies with the court's specific formatting rules, including the correct color cover and page limit.

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Offering ready-to-use templates for appellant, appellee, and reply briefs for the Seventh Circuit.

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An attorney needs to draft an appellee brief for the Seventh Circuit and uses the provided template to start their document, ensuring it adheres to all formatting standards from the outset.

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Listing the word and page limits for various documents under the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

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A legal professional is unsure about the word limit for a principal brief under FRAP and consults the guide to find out the limit is 13,000 words or 30 pages, ensuring their submission is compliant.

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Sharing strategies and tips for emulating the writing styles of Supreme Court Justices John Roberts and Elena Kagan.

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A brief writer looking to improve the persuasive power of their argument studies the '5 Ways to Write Briefs Like John Roberts' to adopt techniques that make their writing clearer and more compelling.